Laparoscopic removal of a needle from the pancreas

Laparoscopic removal of a needle from the pancreas

Foreign bodies inside the pancreas are rare and usually occur after the ingestion of sharp objects like fish bone, sewing needle and toothpick. Most of the ingested foreign bodies pass spontaneously through the anus without being noticed but about 1% of them can perforate through the wall of stomach...

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Main Authors: Amit Jain, Hirdaya Hulas Nag, Neeraj Goel, Nikhil Gupta, Anil Kumar Agarwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
Subjects:
Foreign body
laparoscopy
pancreas
sewing needle
Online Access:http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2013;volume=9;issue=2;spage=80;epage=81;aulast=Jain

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